Midterm Surprise: Democrats Are Surging in Red America
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Midterm Surprise: Democrats Are Surging in Red America

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 5, 202627 min
  • Politics

A new set of polls from The New York Times finds that Democratic candidates are doing remarkably well in the Republican-leaning states that they need to win to gain control of the U.S. Senate in next month’s midterm elections. They are doing less well in the blue states that, in theory, should be easier to win. Nate Cohn, the chief political analyst for The Times, offers his idea of what is behind the numbers. Guest: Nate Cohn, The New York Times’s chief political analyst. Background reading: Polls sugge...

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Hey, it's Anna Martin from The New York Times. What if I told you you'll never have to hear this line again? Wherever you get your podcasts. Yeah, no, I actually can't tell you that.

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But you know what I can tell you? A place I think you might want to go. It's the Shows tab in The New York Times app. The place to listen to and now watch full episodes of New York Times shows.

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The Shows tab. Find it in The New York Times app. Explore the Shows tab and follow a show today. From the New York Times, I'm Michael Bobaro.

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